Mediterranean Rice and Bean Salad with Chicken (Main dish goodness)

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Mediterranean Rice and Bean Salad with Chicken is packed full of flavorful, nutritious ingredients. This one-dish meal is perfect year round, with perhaps some fresh bread, fruit or greens on the side.

(Gluten-free, Medium Oxalate, Anti-Inflammatory, Low vitamin A [VAD] and Ancestral + more.)

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Ingredients in Mediterranean Rice and Bean Marinated Salad with Chicken

As you’ll see below, I’ve chosen only the best anti-inflammatory ingredients for this salad, truly healthy!:

• chicken thighs, cooked — Okay to use chicken breast, if preferred.
• brown rice, cooked
• cannellini beans, canned or home-cooked (or preferred bean)
• artichoke hearts
• fresh dill weed
• olive oil
• fresh lemon juice
• dried dill
• cumin powder
• sea salt

Additional optional ingredients

If you love to add additional ingredients to your salads, please do. Some natural additions include: chopped cucumbers, celery and olives.

I’m not a fan of tomatoes or peppers because they’re both inflammatory, but those are usuals in this setting, too.

How to make Mediterranean Rice and Bean Marinated Salad with Chicken

• Add to large salad bowl: chicken, brown rice, beans, artichoke hearts and fresh dill.
• Pour and sprinkle over the remaining ingredients (the salad dressing ingredients): olive oil, fresh lemon juice, dried dill, cumin and sea salt.
• Stir and fold to mix well.
• Serve! (or refrigerate for several hours, or covered overnight, before serving).

Serve next to, or on top of, fresh lettuce greens, if desired.

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Mediterranean Rice and Bean Salad with Chicken

Mediterranean Rice and Bean Salad with Chicken is packed full of flavorful, nutritious ingredients. This one-dish meal is perfect year round, with perhaps some fresh bread, fruit or greens on the side.

(Gluten-free, Medium Oxalate, Anti-Inflammatory, Low Vitamin A [VAD] and Ancestral.)

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Total Time20 minutes mins

Course: DInner, lunch

Cuisine: American, Mediterranean, middle eastern

Keyword: anti-inflammatory, chicken, gluten-free, low oxalate, low vitamin A, rice and bean, salad

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 447kcal

Author: Megan

Cost: $12

Equipment

• large salad bowl

Ingredients

• 2 cups chicken thighs cooked, chopped into bite-size chunks (or fine to use breast meat if preferred)
• 2 cups brown rice cooked
• 1-½ cups cannellini beans or one can, drained and rinsed (or preferred bean)
• 1 cup artichoke hearts cooked and chopped (See recipes Notes below.)
• ¼ cup fresh dill chopped into very short lengths
• 3 Tablespoons olive oil
• 3 Tablespoons lemon juice fresh
• ¾ teaspoon sea salt
• ¼ teaspoon dried dill
• ¼ teaspoon cumin powder

Instructions

• Add to large salad bowl: chicken, brown rice, beans, artichoke hearts and fresh dill.
• Pour and sprinkle over the remaining ingredients (the salad dressing ingredients): olive oil, fresh lemon juice, sea salt, dried dill and cumin.
• Stir and fold to mix well.
• Serve! (or refrigerate for several hours, or covered overnight, before serving).
• Serve next to, or on top of, fresh lettuce greens, if desired.

Notes

Which artichoke hearts to use

A few options are yours:

1. Buy marinated artichoke hearts. Drain the oil, water and herbs. Fill the jar with fresh water, and shake, then strain again. Repeat a few times. This gives you marinated and flavorful artichoke hearts without the added vegetable oil used to pack them.
2. Make Roasted Artichoke Hearts.
3. Buy artichoke hearts packed in water. Strain and rinse them before using.

Nutrition

Calories: 447kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 116mg | Sodium: 457mg | Potassium: 595mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 822IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 3mg

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